Developing and Evaluating Smart Work Zone (SWZ) Applications

The first step in devising strategies to improve the safety and operational performance of work zones is to identify and understand the safety and mobility issues at work zones. Below are some of the factors specific to work zones that impact safety and mobility: (1) type of work zones (shoulder/median, lane closure, or crossover), (2) the length and extent of the work zone, (3) the area where a crash occurred (advance warning area, transition area, activity area, or termination area), and (4) presence of any SWZ technologies. A detailed review of crash data along with the analysis of work zone data obtained from the Work Program will assist in identifying and understanding the safety problems in the vicinity of work zones on freeways. Besides analyzing safety, it is equally important to understand how the type of work zone affects traffic speeds and lane-changing behavior. This analysis using real-time traffic data from the Regional Integrated Transportation Information System (RITIS) detectors could provide insights into the changes in the traffic flow characteristics in the vicinity of work zones. This information could help quantify the safety and operational performance of work zones

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $299000
• Contract Numbers:

  BED29 977-06

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida International University

  Division of Research
  11200 SW 8th St, MARC 430
  Miami, FL  United States  33199
• Managing Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Dilmore, Jeremy

• Performing Organizations:

  Florida International University

  Division of Research
  11200 SW 8th St, MARC 430
  Miami, FL  United States  33199
• Principal Investigators:

  Alluri, Priyanka

• Start Date: 20230315
• Expected Completion Date: 20250131
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; ITS program applications; Lane changing; Real time information; Traffic speed; Work zone safety
• Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01875716
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: BED29 977-06
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 15 2023 2:27PM